Stove construction



p 1939- H. s. PLETCHER' ET AL 2,171,632

STOVE CONSTRUCTION Original Filed June 21', 1937 ,IIIIIIIIIIIIII' INVENTORS fiery 6'. PkJa/pr 1217 @5076 welded or otherwise suitably secured to the under its attendant advantages will be understood from surface thereof. The members It are in turn secured to the supporting member 33 by suitable screws, or the like (not shown).

Referring more particularly to Figs. 1, 2 and 4, it will be seen that when the cover top 38 is in its closed or horizontal position, the lower edges of the marginal flanges 42 thereof rest upon the annular surface I! of the stove top member It to completely cover the burner section ii. In this closed positionof the cover top a, the supporting member 33 forming a part thereof rests upon or is'substantially flush with the upper surfaces of the supporting flange member I! and the burner pan ii.

in order to move the cover top 38 to its folded position of Pig. 3, it is only necessary to impart aslight rearward and upward pressure to the front flange l2 of'the forward portion ll of the co'yer top. Such pressure, with the aid of the springitwillresultinthetwopartsflandll of;- the cover top ll being swimg to their positions of Fig. 3 on the pivot pins II and 45. In this position, the cover top 38 is out of the way of} the burner section, and provides a plain and ne'at appearing surface. 'lhe spring 3 functions toiresillently maintain the cover top a in its opened or folded position of Fig. 3, as well as to effectively counterbalance the movements of the cover top between open and closed positions.

it will be readily apparent that the above described mechanism is of simplified and durable.

tion, the component parts of which may and cheaply manufactured and assembled. m particular mounting employed for the coiter top, including the rigid supporting member lif the spacer members 48 and the intermediate hinge members II, it relieves the outer enameled of the folding portions 38 and 4| of any which might normally result from the zgfiments thereof between open and closed posiit own that the invention and many or the foregoing'descriptlon, and it will beapparent that various changes may be made in the form,

constn ction and arrangement. of the parts without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention or sacrificing all of itsmaterial advantages, the form hereinbefore described being merely a preferred embodiment thereof.

We claim:

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burnereectiomcomprisingapairofenameled 'lidmembersdispoaedinadiacmtrelationship and hingedly connected to each other to permit their being folded into'back to back relation. a rigid,strainresisting supporting membertowhich 'oneofsaidlidmemhers.isaecured.a.ndmeans' directly hingedly connecting said supporting member to said burner section to permit movement of said lid member secured thereto between said cover top and connections being so con-' stmctedandarrangedthatstrainswillnotbe imposed upon the enameled lid members.

2. In combination with a stove having an open top burner section,- a folding cover top for said burner section, comprising a pair of enameled lid members disposed in adjacent relationship and hingedly connected together to permit their being folded into back to back relation, a rigid, strain resisting supporting member to which one of said lid members is secured, means directly hingedly connecting said supporting member to said burner section to provide for movement of said lid members between substantially horizontal and vertical positions, and means directly connected to said supporting member and said burner section to counterbalance such movements of said cover top, said cover top and connections being soconstructed and arranged that strains will not be imposed upon the enameled lid members.

3. In combination with a stove having an open top burner section, a folding cover top for said burner section, comprising a pair of enameled lid members disposed in adjacent relationship, and hingedly connected together to permit their being folded into back to back relation, a rigid, strain resisting supporting member to which one of said lid members is secured, means directly hingedly connecting said supporting member to said burner section to provide for movement of said lid members between substantially horizontal and vertical positions, an arm secured at one end directly to said rigid supporting member and extending rearwardly from said burner section, and a spring interconnected between the other end of said arm and said burner section for counterbalancing movements of said folding cover top, said cover top and connections being so constructed and arranged that strains will not be imposed upon the enameled lid members.

4. In combination with a stove having an open top burner section, a folding cover top for said burner section, comprising a pair of enameled lid members disposed in adjacent relationship and hingedly connected together to permittheir being folded into back to back relation, a rigid,

' strain resisting supporting member to which one adjacent the rear end thereof, whereby said cover bers are disposed in back to back relation at the rear of said burner section, and means connected directly to said supporting and said burner section for counterbalahcing such movements of said folding cover top, said cover top and connections being so constructed and arranged that strains will not be imposed upon the enameled lid members.

1. In combination with a stove having an open 7 5. combination with a stove having an open fl top burner section, a folding cover top for said burner'section, comprising a pair of sheet metal lid members disposed in adjacent relationship and having finished outer surfaces, hinge means interconnecting said lid members and disposed on the back side thereof opposite said finished surfaces to permit the folding of said lid members into back to back relation, a rigid cast metal supporting member, spacer members secured to the back surface of one of said lid members and to said rigid supporting member, and means hingedly connecting said supporting member directly to said burner section to provide for movement of said lid members between substantially horizontal and vertical positions, said cover top and said connecting means being so constructed and arranged that no strains will be imposed upon the finished outer surfaces of the lid membars.

6. In combination with a stove having an open top burner section, a folding cover top for said burner section, comprising a pair of sheet metal lid members disposed in adjacent relationship and having finished outer surfaces, hinge means interconnecting said lid members and disposed on the back side thereof opposite said finished surfaces to permit the folding of said lid members into back to back relation, a rigid cast metal supporting member, spacer members secured to the back surface of one of said lid members and to said rigid supporting member, means hingedly connecting said supporting member directly to said burner section to provide for movement of said lid members between substantially horizontal and vertical positions, and means directly interconnecting said supporting member and said burner section for counterbalancing such movements of said lid members, said cover top and said connecting means being so constructed and arranged that no strains will be imposed upon the finished outer surfaces of the lid members.

HARRY S. FLETCHER. CHARLES F. GATONS. 

